In his last two starts, Mason has stopped 64 of 66 shots in regulation time.
"I'm glad it was one goal against. He deserved that instead of a 5-4 win," said head coach Paul Maurice. "We've always had great confidence in him. Connor just got on such a run that he couldn't get back in the net. This will go a long way. That's the goaltender we signed. He's worked hard while he's been out. He worked real hard to give himself the chance to be that good."
After the Jets got caught in their own zone, Mason made three desperation saves, but Derek Stepan found one of the rebounds and sent it to Alex Goligoski in the high slot. Goligoski's shot banked off Zac Rinaldo and past Mason, putting Arizona up 1-0.
Shots on goal after the first were 9-7 in favour of Arizona.
"In these back-to-back games, the first period is tough. It's tough to get your game legs back up to where they need to be," said Blake Wheeler. "That's the key there, if you can keep it close, keep it within a goal or even two goals, you normally see that team start coming around in the second period."
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